elizabeth
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| B & W 801 woofer damage Speker repairs can be done by any competent place taht does such things.Locally a company called Wisconsin Reconing does a superb job.I bet you can find places near you that also do this work.The surround can be fixed all by itself, or the cone ca... | |
| Listening Fatique- componet or speaker issue. Component.I had once switched from a Hafler DH110 to the then new Sony digital preamp (first one) and I stopped listening.I realized it was the sound of the preamp, and got a different one!I bet it is the PC card.If your card has a toslink out, tr... | |
| Speaker Selection: B&W 805S or Revel M22 w/Sli-80 I liked the M20s but them the company was purchased by a bigger outfit and the plant in New England was closed with no warning to the employees. The production was moved who knows where... And I think that stinks.My local Revel dealer dropped the ... | |
| Turntable + phono preamp? Yes what you want to do is the correct thing.A few feet from TT to phono amp, then long to the main preamp/etc.Good luck. | |
| B&W 805 models... I just got a pair of the 805s.They have a review from some mag on the B&W website about it, and mention the Signature 805 in comparison.Generally to most current is the best sounding. They actually did improve it over the years.(I like to soun... | |
| "Reverse" Bi-Wire Question Look inside the amp.If the binding posts are connected together, or from one spot on the circuit board, then no problem.I would ask an expert if they come from different spots on the circuit board. The amp may not be happy having the two separate ... | |
| Do IC and Power Cables Really Make a Difference? yes they can make a difference.They also cost way too much in proportion to the benefit they create.I say spend the cash wasted on $2,000 cables on better electronics and use cheaper cords. (in the $100 to $300 range at most) | |
| Matching power at maximum rating for? The friend is totally wrong.The actual real thing is that IF the amp is 'underpowered' and causes 'clipping' of the waveform, then the speaker (often) is damaged. (Usually the tweeter blows).This happens when a low powered amp is forced to play VE... | |
| HDTV Over The Air? My tuner is inside my Sony 42" plasma TV. | |
| Is Smoking Really That Bad For Audio Equipment? I'd be more worried about my lungs than the stereo.But the equipment is not really harmed by such minimal occasional smoking. The problem is the heavy smoker with no ventilation. Stuff from such a place just plain stinks, and stinks bad.Some folks... | |
| HDTV Over The Air? I get HDTV over the air in my apt in the center of a big city.Way better than old TV.The antenna I use is a Radio Shack $15 one.Works great.And agree the picture is so much better than the old TV over the air that I am amazed folks are not screami... | |
| Synergistic Research B&W Specific cables I looked at the website and decided they seem to be a 'startup'.The area about the cables did not connect the types of wires to any particular B&W speakers.The ad in Stereophile got me interested, as I just bought B&W 805s speakers.The web... | |
| Amateur inherited an audio system... Keep it.The resale value will not do much in the way of buying you anything but a retail cheap-a$$ junkpile replacement, and a few bucks to spend on beer.Keeping them on the other hand will give you YEARS of listening pleasure.You do not need to d... | |
| Line Conditioner or New Power Cords? I went with line conditioner first.Afterward, midprice powercords turned out to be enough. | |
| Denon DVD-2910 excessive vibration? I own a 2910 and it makes no vibrations of any kind while playing..I say you got a lemon.(I had to return mine as an exchange after the first week.It stopped putting any video signal out at all.Good thing it was a local retail store with a good po... |